Elite Vocabulary 451-500

glib

easy and fluent in conversation or writing

subtle

not immediately obvious; hard to understand

scurry

to move with light running steps

rabble

a noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people

tenuous

weak; thin

glutton

one who eats too much

frenetic

wildly excited or active

forthright

direct and without evasion; honest

nominal

appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount

savant

a well-educated person; a scholar

coerce

to force by threat or intimidation

prescient

knowing things before they occur

concise

brief and to the point

opaque

not letting light through

excise

to remove by cutting

dossier

group of documents

culminate

to reach the highest point

allot

to distribute; to assign as a portion

conundrum

a riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution

bevy

a group, esp. of birds

frowzy

having an uncared-for appearance

diminution

a decrease or diminishing

aplomb

self-confident assurance; poise

cower

to draw back out of fear

affable

friendly and easy to talk to

foliage

leaves

prerogative

an exclusive right or privilege, esp. one that is the result of heredity or official position

capricious

erratic; tending to change abruptly

unilateral

one-sided; unequal

crux

an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty

manuscript

a book or other document written by hand; an author's original copy of a document submitted for publication

segue

an easy, effective, or uninterrupted transition

supple

easy to bend

civil

observing accepted social customs; not rude

callous

lacking pity or mercy; unfeeling

procure

to obtain or acquire

apprise

to inform or notify

niche

a place or situation suited for a person or thing; a recess in a wall

creed

a system of beliefs, principles, or opinions

discord

conflict or disagreement

parameter

one of a set of measurable factors that determine a system's behavior and are varied . in an experiment

denomination

the name for a special class of persons, such as a religious group

obviate

to stop from occurring; to prevent or make unnecessary

aggravate

to worsen

replete

well-filled; abundantly supplied

forbidding

disagreeable; menacing

improvise

to do without preparation

proceeds

money derived from some activity; price or profit

hyperbole

exaggeration

relentless

harsh; pitiless; persistent